“Currently our list is slightly over 1000 and the only advertisers are those we barter with (both hotels Carlsbad Inn & Tamarack) or the ones that purchase our business sponsor package http://sprocketent.com/become_a_sponsor.htm,” he says.

” Since we were emailing our list of upcoming shows on a bi-weekly basis, we decided to advertise our sponsors and maybe drum up interest in advertising in the newsletter which we thought would be a minimal charge per month if we got any takers. We haven’t really aggressively sought out advertisers due to the Carlsbad Theatre being up for sale and it appears that after 5 years of high quality comedy shows we may be seeing the end of the ‘West Coast Funnies!” in Carlsbad depending on the new proprietors.”